reexamine
verb
re·ex·am·ine
(ˌ)rē-ig-ˈza-mən 
variants
or re-examine
reexamined or re-examined; reexamining or re-examining
1
: to examine (someone or something) again especially from a different point of view
reexamine the patient/evidence
reexamining our assumptions
It's healthy, I think, to reexamine old institutions and futz with them rather than throw them out entirely.—
Majorie Ingall
Majorie IngallThe great expense is in part also a political choice that should be re-examined.—Mary Graham
Mary Graham2
law
: to question (a witness) again in a legal proceeding
Each witness is first questioned by the prosecution …, then 'cross-examined' by the defence, and then sometimes 're-examined' by the prosecution.—R. M. Jackson
R. M. JacksonExamples of reexamine in a Sentence
in light of your broken leg, we should reexamine our decision to go on a hiking vacation this summer
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Residents urged supervisors to shut down the project altogether, rather than reexamining it.
—Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 26 Dec. 2025
Jim Vue, currently the only Hmong member of the board, was the sole vote approving the temporary move and against the board’s resolution on reexamining current campus spaces.
—Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 20 Dec. 2025
In addition, the government also plans to reexamine all refugees who entered largely during Biden’s term and potentially re-interview them, even though they have already been screened, Christensen said.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 19 Dec. 2025
Microsoft, which this year executed multiple mass layoffs in its gaming arm, is also reexamining the star attraction of its $75 billion Activision Blizzard purchase—the Call of Duty series.
—Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 18 Dec. 2025
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Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 26 Dec. 2025
Jim Vue, currently the only Hmong member of the board, was the sole vote approving the temporary move and against the board’s resolution on reexamining current campus spaces.
—Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 20 Dec. 2025
In addition, the government also plans to reexamine all refugees who entered largely during Biden’s term and potentially re-interview them, even though they have already been screened, Christensen said.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 19 Dec. 2025
Microsoft, which this year executed multiple mass layoffs in its gaming arm, is also reexamining the star attraction of its $75 billion Activision Blizzard purchase—the Call of Duty series.
—Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 18 Dec. 2025
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“Reexamine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reexamine. Accessed 27 Dec. 2025.
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